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Stefano Benni(1947-2025)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Stefano Benni was born on 12 August 1947 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Musica per vecchi animali (1989), Topo Galileo (1988) and Bar Sport (2011). He died on 9 September 2025 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
BornAugust 12, 1947
DiedSeptember 9, 2025(78)
BornAugust 12, 1947
DiedSeptember 9, 2025(78)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Musica per vecchi animali (1989)
Musica per vecchi animali
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1989
Topo Galileo (1988)
Topo Galileo
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1988
Giuseppe Battiston, Claudio Bisio, and Aura Rolenzetti in Bar Sport (2011)
Bar Sport
4.9
  • Writer
  • 2011
The 15th Time
Short
  • Writer
  • 2010

Credits

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Writer

  • Giuseppe Battiston, Claudio Bisio, and Aura Rolenzetti in Bar Sport (2011)
    Bar Sport
    4.9
    • book
    • 2011
  • Bloody Mary
    Short
    • original story
    • 2011
  • The 15th Time
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Coincidenze (2010)
    Coincidenze
    6.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Street Football (2005)
    Street Football
    7.2
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 2008
  • Arturo perplesse di fronte alla casa abbandonata sul mare
    Short
    • story
    • 1991
  • Musica per vecchi animali (1989)
    Musica per vecchi animali
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • story "Comici spaventati guerrieri"
    • 1989
  • Topo Galileo (1988)
    Topo Galileo
    5.6
    • novel "Terra!"
    • screenplay
    • 1988

Director

  • Musica per vecchi animali (1989)
    Musica per vecchi animali
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1989

Actor

  • Sleepless (2009)
    Sleepless
    5.5
    • 2009

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 12, 1947
    • Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Died
    • September 9, 2025
    • Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy(long illness)
  • Children
    • Niclas Benni

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Began his career as a journalist contributing to the Italian newspaper, "Il Manifesto", then became a writer and a poet.

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